lasher gallery

Selections of Art and Artists from the 2025 Whidbey Island Fair

Langley First Saturday art Walk | October 4, 5PM-7PM

The Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) Lasher Gallery has a proud history as a community arts hub. Join us as we celebrate the works from 30 local artists, who recently displayed their work at the Whidbey Island Fair.

The features artists are: 

Trish Barnett • Beth Benson • Chelsea Bonacello • Nichole Buchanan • Judith Burns • Pia Carruth • Laurie Covill • Pauline Cruchon • Laurie Davenport • Dave Davis • Sarah Dirig • Kathleen Dodge-Dehaven • Kathie Gabelein • Jackie Guyette • Linda Kriss • Stacie Lanners • Deon Matzen • Mary McGinnis • Britt McKenzie • Beverly Millunzi Jennifer Mostafavinassab • Susanne Ohrvik • Jonni Reed • Sarah Showell • Micah Smith • Lynnda Solfield • Cheryl Swanberg • Kim Swigart • Margaret Tollefson • Cheryl Weisz

meet the artists and their featured artwork

  • painting of wetlands with a path leading to mountains in the distance

    Wetlands

    Trish Barnett

  • Painting of Sarah with three geese

    Sarah and the Goose Girls

    Beth Benson

  • Framed painting of a yellow iris with green stem

    Yellow Iris

    Chelsea Bonacello

  • A pointillism painting of Amanda Gorman

    Amanda Gorman

    Nichole Buchanan

  • Painting of low tide with seagulls flying and waves breaking at the beach

    Low Tide

    Judith Burns

  • Framed painting of a quail

    Quail II

    Pia Carruth

  • Painted silk with a rainbow colored background and trees

    Colors of the Spirit

    Laurie Covill

  • Painted cedar trees with real needles and twigs

    Cedar Love

    Pauline Cruchon

  • Framed painting of a rural setting with a fence, fields, and red barn

    Country Road

    Laurie Davenport

  • Painted fruit basket with apples and bananas

    Basket

    Dave Davis

  • Black and white painting of a small dog looking right at the viewer

    Burrito

    Sarah Dirig

  • Felted scene of a deer at sunrise near a tree

    Deer at Sunrise

    Kathleen Dodge-Dehaven

  • Painting of a multi-color turtle on a black background

    Turtle II

    Kathie Gabelein

  • Rainbow painting with lace overlay

    Pride Shows Through

    Jackie Guyette

  • Abstract, multi-color, textured flowers

    Garden Party

    Linda Kriss

  • Cowboy silhouette against a purple and pink background with three colorful stars

    Cowboy Dance

    Stacie Lanners

  • Painting of racoons peeking out from tree

    Racoons VII

    Deon Matzen

  • painting of fly fisherman in the water

    Happy Place

    Mary McGinnis

  • Painting of geometric flowers

    Gloriosa

    Britt McKenzie

  • Lavender field with purple background

    Lavender Field

    Beverly Millunzi

  • Painting of a Scottish Thistle against a white background

    Scottish Thistle

    Jennifer Mostafavinassab

  • Painting of three mountain goats in a snowy, mountain setting

    Mountain Goats in the Enchantments

    Susanne Ohrvik

  • Painting of three wild horses running through the desert, mountains in the background

    Wild and Free

    Jonni Reed

  • An orange, mosaic koi fish against a mosaic blue background

    Koi

    Sarah Showell

  • An abstract bear looking at 3D honeycomb and bees

    Echoes of the Comb

    Micah Smith

  • A portrait of a woman in pink staring off to the side

    Portrait in Pink

    Lynnda Solfield

  • Painting of a woman sitting on the world staring off in the distance

    Terra Sola

    Cheryl Swanberg

  • Painting of a cow against a pink, polka dot background

    Dahlia

    Kim Swigart

  • A blue-toned painting of a seascape

    Seascape

    Margaret Tollefson

  • A wooded forest trail with a small creek

    Serenity Path

    Cheryl Weisz

Some of the featured art is for sale. Come visit the Lasher Gallery for a chance to view the collection and to purchase available pieces.

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